Tag: Japanese Prime Minister

Japanese atomic blasts survivors pessimistic about nuke disarmament progress at G7 summit: Survey

Some two-thirds of atomic blasts survivors in Japan do not think the upcoming G7 summit in Hiroshima will reap any tangible progress in nuclear disarmament, according to a new survey.

April 29, 2023

Japan extends Covid-19 emergency period

The Tokyo metropolitan government, meanwhile, reported 556 new infections on Tuesday, with the number of new daily cases marking the fifth straight day that infections have dipped below the 1,000-mark.

February 3, 2021

Japan PM Shinzo Abe announces plan to step down, citing health issues: Report

The development comes after Abe's visit to a Tokyo hospital twice over the past two weeks, fuelling speculation that his health has deteriorated.

August 28, 2020

Hiroshima anniversary: Japan marks 75th anniversary of first atomic bomb attack

The memorial ceremony was scaled down due to a resurgence of coronavirus infections in Japan and the need to maintain social distancing.

August 6, 2020

Dragon’s Swansong~I

With an exponential rise in cases to 8 million infections and 0.5 million deaths, coupled with crippled economies and countless job losses, a global backlash has begun against China. On 31 December 2019, Taiwan notified WHO of the risk of human-to-human transmission.

June 19, 2020

Japan PM Shinzo Abe to cancel Middle East visit over fresh tensions

When asked about this issue at a media briefing, Japanese Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga neither confirmed or denied the information on the postponement of Abe's trip to the Middle East.

January 8, 2020

N Korea slams Japanese PM Shinzo Abe, calls him ‘stupid’, ‘political dwarf’

Abe "fails to tell one thing from another" and that the "underwit" is "excluded from international politics", the statement added.

November 30, 2019

Japan Economy Minister Isshu Sugawara resigns amid irregular donations claims

According to national broadcaster NHK, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has accepted his resignation.

October 25, 2019

US, Japan sign limited trade deal, leaving autos for future talks

Trump said that the first-phase deal would open up Japanese markets to some $7 billion worth of US products annually, cutting Japanese tariffs on American beef, pork wheat and cheese.

September 26, 2019

US-Japan reach initial trade deal, says Donald Trump

"I intend to enter into the agreement in the coming weeks," Trump said in a message to Congress that was released by the White House.

September 17, 2019

Hiroshima marks 74th anniversary of WWII atomic bombing

An annual memorial ceremony held at the Peace Memorial Park near Ground Zero was attended by about 50,000 audiences paying respect, including representatives from about 90 countries and regions.

August 6, 2019

Japanese PM Abe asks Iran to release American captives: Report

Abe is believed to have requested the releases during his talks with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Thursday.

June 14, 2019

Japan PM meets Iran leader on mission to ease tensions

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Thursday.

June 13, 2019

Japanese PM Abe departs for Tehran to ease US-Iran tensions

During his visit, Abe is slated to meet with Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Hassan Rouhani and intends to try and urge Iran to stick to an international nuclear accord inked in 2015 between Iran and six major powers, including the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China.

June 12, 2019

US President meets Abe, hopeful for US-Japan trade deal

The US President, who is set to visit Japan next month, suggested that an agreement may be signed during that trip.

April 27, 2019

Sushma Swaraj calls on Japanese PM Shinzo Abe

Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj called on Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe here on Friday, the third and concluding day of her visit to the country. According to External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar, Sushma Swaraj conveyed Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s greetings to Abe. “PM Abe said that India-Japan traditional friendship is characterised...

March 30, 2018

Japan calls for increasing pressure on N.Korea

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday said his country will maximise pressure on North Korea in coordination with the international community following Pyongyang’s latest missile launch. N. Korea fired a missile around 3.18 a.m. on Wednesday and the missile flew for about 53 minutes. It may have fallen into the exclusive economic zone of...

November 29, 2017